Head of Schedules

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The Head of Schedule within EDF EPR Engineering UK (EPR-E) for the Hinkley Point C Project (Nuclear Island scope) will lead the Project Control (PC) -HPC Central Scheduling team, managing scheduling activities across the entire project scope, including EDVANCE SAS and EPR-E.
This role is based in the UK with frequent travels to France and involves both managerial and operational responsibilities.

Managerial:

• Lead and manage the Central Scheduling team, ensuring effective staffing, training, and resource management for both the UK and France teams.
• Monitor and oversee team performance, including team members from both local mother companies and partners, within the defined scheduling scope!
• Handle all administrative aspects related to scheduling resources, including bookings and follow-ups.

Operational:

• Oversee and direct the Project Control Cycle (PCC) from a scheduling perspective.
• Responsible for the monthly HPC On-time Delivery KPI reporting at the corporate level.
• Ensure timely and quality updates of all planning levels, including production and analysis of associated indicators.
• Consolidate the List of Documents (LOD) and manage L2 contractual and internal milestones monthly.
• Administer the P6 scheduling software for the HPC project, including access rights and database management.
• Recover and maintain project baselines monthly.
• Manage the monthly publication and subsequent iterations with NNB.
• Handle interface planning and produce monthly IOP files for injection.

Interfaces:

• Serve as the main counterpart to NNB for all scheduling aspects.
• Act as the senior-level entry point for all scheduler-related topics.
• Be the primary contact for all Engineering departments and integrated teams regarding HPC-NI project controls.
• Liaise with Edvance for all HPC scheduling topics and collaborate with the EPO (Edvance Project Office) on scheduling matters.

Qualifications:
Degree qualified or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline

Experience:

• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to coordinate and guide a diverse team.
• Excellent communication and networking abilities, capable of working with multi-site teams and within a complex ecosystem.
• Proficiency in scheduling methods and tools, specifically Paladin and Primavera P6.
• Demonstrated autonomy, a proactive "can-do" attitude, and the ability to persuade and influence various stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to synthesize information effectively.
• Knowledge of the nuclear industry and its specific context is an asset.
• English fluent (required)
• French - bonus

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year raising to 28 (x1 day for 2 years' service)
• 8% employer pension contribution (salary sacrifice) 1% min Employee
• Individual and family private health care
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Income Protection
• Professional Body Membership (1 per year)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Language Courses
• Plus, more including access to training and development opportunities.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The HPC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.

The Head of Schedule within EDF EPR Engineering UK (EPR-E) for the Hinkley Point C Project (Nuclear Island scope) will lead the Project Control (PC) -HPC Central Scheduling team, managing scheduling activities across the entire project scope, including EDVANCE SAS and EPR-E.
This role is based in the UK with frequent travels to France and involves both managerial and operational responsibilities.

Managerial:

• Lead and manage the Central Scheduling team, ensuring effective staffing, training, and resource management for both the UK and France teams.
• Monitor and oversee team performance, including team members from both local mother companies and partners, within the defined scheduling scope!
• Handle all administrative aspects related to scheduling resources, including bookings and follow-ups.

Operational:

• Oversee and direct the Project Control Cycle (PCC) from a scheduling perspective.
• Responsible for the monthly HPC On-time Delivery KPI reporting at the corporate level.
• Ensure timely and quality updates of all planning levels, including production and analysis of associated indicators.
• Consolidate the List of Documents (LOD) and manage L2 contractual and internal milestones monthly.
• Administer the P6 scheduling software for the HPC project, including access rights and database management.
• Recover and maintain project baselines monthly.
• Manage the monthly publication and subsequent iterations with NNB.
• Handle interface planning and produce monthly IOP files for injection.

Interfaces:

• Serve as the main counterpart to NNB for all scheduling aspects.
• Act as the senior-level entry point for all scheduler-related topics.
• Be the primary contact for all Engineering departments and integrated teams regarding HPC-NI project controls.
• Liaise with Edvance for all HPC scheduling topics and collaborate with the EPO (Edvance Project Office) on scheduling matters.

Qualifications:
Degree qualified or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline

Experience:

• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to coordinate and guide a diverse team.
• Excellent communication and networking abilities, capable of working with multi-site teams and within a complex ecosystem.
• Proficiency in scheduling methods and tools, specifically Paladin and Primavera P6.
• Demonstrated autonomy, a proactive "can-do" attitude, and the ability to persuade and influence various stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to synthesize information effectively.
• Knowledge of the nuclear industry and its specific context is an asset.
• English fluent (required)
• French - bonus

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year raising to 28 (x1 day for 2 years' service)
• 8% employer pension contribution (salary sacrifice) 1% min Employee
• Individual and family private health care
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Income Protection
• Professional Body Membership (1 per year)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Language Courses
• Plus, more including access to training and development opportunities.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation - but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We're not just building new nuclear power stations. We're developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there's always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it's also an industry which is changing.

We're a responsible business and proud to be Britain's biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.